The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-23
THE NEW COUNCIL I.

THE NEW COUNCIL
WANTS 10 PAVE TIE OLD TOWN
with tho Brick from ono End to tho Other
Judging from tho ENcsolutlons-Last
Nights Council Meeting ( Long
Z wIndcd-lmportant Resolutions. I'D
Tho Council met in regular semi.
monthly aegslon ut tho Public Building
last night. There wRs q good attendance
Of members, tho only absentcea being
Mosara. Halter aud schrcbe from the First
Branch, and Col. George Caldwell and
Mr.. Miller from the Second. In the ab.
sence Of Mayor sesbright, Mr.. Mylea
presided over tho deliberations OF the
FRS. and in the Second, President Gille.
land vsinly endonvored to quoll tho al.
most continual disorder tina! prevailed.
The Presiden. should exercise bis lungs
moro, es at present one.hslf Of what he
says cannot be heard by majority
Of the membcrs. Thoro was quito
q good aizsd turnout OF cltlzsne, tho gal
leries and lower lobblee being full nearly
oil the time. The mesting was especially
noticeable, aside from the noino and con.
tuaion that prevailed o good portion Of
the time, ior the largo number Of resolu.
tions introduced looking to tho laying Of
brick payemouss in all parts OF the city
and for tho rambling, so.called discussions
that some Of the members INDUCED In
and thoy wero not the new members
either. In tho First Branch matters ran
worry smoothly. ll3l NJ
In the Second Branch, after the reading
OF tho minutep, the semi.monthly report
Of City Clerk Bowers was taken up, read
and ordered filed. It showed that from
the first OF the year up to date there has
been expended on account OF the various
departments S29, 6S6 90 out Of tho appro-
priationa made for the first quarter, aggre-
eating $40, 10 90, leaving balances amount.
Ing to S5S,024 90, divided among tho yari.
GUS departments as follows: ~ " /
Board Of Public Works, $40, 1888 SO; Fire
Department, $4.0l9.s0; Health Depart
ment, $S07S7; Markets, $770.16; Police
Department, 81, 15l.00; City Prison, $50, :
0S; Scales and Weighing, STILLS; Real
Estate, S7l075; Cemeteriea, 1858 81; Sal
aries, ST sos IS; Contingencies, SAFE. 20 :
Compromise Loan, 81 400; Loan Of 1877,
$3.50; Water Board, Slf,354.54; Gas
Works Trustees, $40, 3Gl,lS. SS5'FI
The Committee on Salaries reported
having organized by electing Mr.. John v.
Gavin chairman, and submitted resolu.
ton providing that the salaries and COM
lpensation Of tho several city officers, not
otherwise provided for, DO fixed for their
respective terms as follows: Aesessor for
the North district, $500; Assessor for the
South district, $500; City Collector, 2i per
cent on collections turned into the City
Treasury; Ciork Of tho Second ward
Market, $3.50 per annum; Clerk OF the
Centre Market, $3.50; City Sexton, $500,
and house rent free; Health Officer, 5000 ;
Keeper Of Lookup, $3.50; Receiver, ST 200 !;
Clerk OF the First Branch, $500; Deputy
Sergeants, S85 per month; CITY Sergeant
for summoning Council s. for each SER
vice and ST for each Council committee
summoned. This resolution was adopted.
This Committee also submitted I'll ordin-
ance making the salary Of the Weishmas.
ter 500 per annum and allowing him is
per cent on the total receipts from his
office, that was adopted. = sH'if 2. ,
The Committee on Scalca presented
bills aggregating Sl50, 80 that we're order
ed paid, and on itG recommendation the
bill Of Sam Nesbitt for 50 rs was rejected,
This committeereported having organized
by electing ]. A. Faris as chairman,
The Committee on Health presented
bills to the amount OF $lGl So that were
ordered paid. The Health Officer was
instructed to have what material he
deemed necessary to mako test of the
new creratory, hauled to that place.
The City Clerk was instructed to have
printed in form for distribution the or.
dinance IN reference to the crematory and
the disposal OF garbage and night soil, and
the necessary authority was given to use
the Workhouse prisoners about the cre-
matory in grading and ditching. Mr.,
Healy fought this last proposition but with
no SUCCESS. W. ';;s.g. ~;
The Board / Of Police and Fro
Commissioners reported that it had had
under confederation the names OF the fol-
lowing named persons appointed deputy
sergesnts by tho Chief Sergeant, and hsy.
ing Investigated the character and quail.
fications Of the said appointees the
same had been approved and wero
recommended for confirmation. They
were as follows: John A. Desmond, John
West, Frank Grublor, W. B. Lukens, Ed
ward Heslop, Jacob Dekiu, Joseph Glenn,
Robert E. McNichol, Michael Hanshu.
maker, John Shorts, Benz. F. Dunlap.
William ]. Carney, Charles G.. Stevens.
John Devlin, Jacob Wstson, James Bell
Thomas W. Killeen, Henry Brinkmpn.
Robert junkins, and John Druschel, sub.
stitute. as..6. q, ,4sIr, 80 \.
These officers wero confirmed and after.
wards marched into the Second Branch
chamber and sworn in. Ills tho old force
with the exception Of Shorts, who goes on
in Dufey's place. Shorts was one of the
very best officers under the Sweeney sd.
ministration Of the office.
In the First Branch Mr.. Tracy asked
that his protest against tho confirmation
OF Dunlap, Junkins and Was5on be enter.
ed on the journal. NJ. Delbrugge wanted
to know why MIR. Tracy objected to these
men, and the Second ward member pro.
ceeded to tell about the "peenicious &C.
tivity" displayed by the three at tho Sec.
ond ward polls at tho, city cleo.
ton, in direct violation Of q rule
Of the ordinance they are at pres.
ent governed by. Mr.. Buchanan said 6
good word for Mr.. Junkins. Mr.. Tracy
said personally he he'd nothing aga;ns.
the men, but such q thing as Junkins
sending word to Dave Grant that unless
he voted for Horkheimer, he (Junkins)
would" prll' him, should not, in MIR. Tracy's
opinion, go unrebuked. Mr.. Delburgee
made some remarks. Mr.. McGregor told
about. activity shown by policeman at a
primary where he worked .againat Mr..
Delburgges nomination. and for that rea.
son he could not vote for the confirmation
of ha ,,,ar Tbfo a..